We made the choice to sleep in the tented camp, which is the base camp for tourists. It is like a small village of large rectangular tents made of woven black Yak hair. However, what a difference inside, carpet, weavings, beds around the perimeter, and a stove in the center. The young man who runs it does everything, makes hot tea, cooks food, makes pancakes for breakfast and tucks you in with big puffy quilts. That night six of us slept in the tent, Deb and I, our driver Yambil, our guide Samden and 2 Chinese girls, so as you can imagine it was a sleep in your clothes night. I won't describe the toilet but you had to go outside. It was really toasty inside, until nightfall came when the temperature plummeted, but we were very snug under our pile of bedding. Quite an experience!
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